Primary goals:

• Creating physical and social learning environments that have a positive impact on children’s learning
• Valuing the cultural and social contexts of children and their families
• Providing for continuity in experiences and enabling children to have successful transition
• Assessing and monitoring children’s learning to inform provision and to support children in achieving learning outcomes.

Educational Practices:

• Being responsive to children
• Planning and implementing learning through 
  • play 
  • hands-on experiences
  • reading guides / educational posters
  • projects & exercises
• Intentional teaching – an active process and way of relating to children that embraces and builds on their strengths, interests, ideas and needs.

Planning and booking of educational programme:

• If you would like to book for any of our programmes lined up for 2022, please contact our Environmental Officers on 021 799 8670 to book your visit.
• A booking form will be sent to you via email. Complete and return the booking form, making sure to indicate your session of choice.
• This confirms your booking. With school groups, please ensure that there is at least one educator or adult available to supervise every 10 learners.
• In hot weather, learners must carry a bottle of water. Learners should bring their own lunch as there is no tuckshop to buy snacks or drinks.
• Please arrive on time for the start of your lesson.